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Keralam · Assembly Constituency 83 · 1980Reserved (SC)
Devicolam
Winner — 1980
G. VARADAN
CPM· Left
CPM 62.2%IND 34.2%2 others 3.6%
Votes
36,346
62.2% share
Winning margin
16,395
28.1% of votes
Total candidates
4
Turnout
54.3%
of 1,07,644
Devicolam is a safe seat — G. VARADAN won by 28.1%.
Seat history
All Candidates
4 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | G. VARADAN | Left | 36,346 | 62.2% |
| 2 | P. A. PRAKASH | IND | 19,951 | 34.2% |
| 3 | S. M. PONNUSAMY | Janata | 1,889 | 3.2% |
| 4 | INPANATHAN | IND | 209 | 0.4% |
DL — deposit lost: the candidate polled under one-sixth of valid votes and forfeits their election deposit under RPA 1951 s.158.
Affidavit details — declared assets, criminal cases and education — aren't available for this seat yet. The results above are complete; only the candidate-affidavit layer is missing.
Average turnout (72nd), a comfortable margin, a two-to-three-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
lean28.1%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 11.1% · min 0.2% · max 35.7%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
80%
lowerhigher
72nd of 140How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.32
fewer partiesmore parties
108th of 140How much NOTA?
SEAT
1.0%
lowerhigher
4th of 140Where does the house stand?
SEAT
140 seats · 71 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.32EFFECTIVE PARTIES
CPM 62.2%IND 34.2%OTH 3.6%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA dense, urban district — more literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
32,82,388
Density
1072 / km²
Sex ratio
1027 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
3,063 km²
SC population8.2%
ST population0.5%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
46%HINDU
Hindu 46.0%Christian 38.0%Muslim 15.7%Other 0.3%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water57.3%
Electricity97.4%
Sanitation97.9%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births99.1%
Children fully vaccinated82.6%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER22.0%
Children underweight (under 5)19.4%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER31.7%
Women literate99.3%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER2.9%
Clean cooking fuel88.4%
Health insurance46.2%
What's nearby?
1 locationSEATWIKIDATA · ASI
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